The French list of spray drift reduction equipments which allow the reduction of the width of unsprayed buffer zones from water bodies was updated by DGAL/SDQSPV/2016-902 note, published on 1st December 2016. This note repeals the previous Note DGAL/SDQPV/2016-686 of 30 August 2016 (see our previous article).

This note aims at updating the list of spraying equipments characterised by a minimum efficacy of 66% for drift reduction. New equipments (complete boom sprayer) were added for vineyards, orchards and low crops.